Brake-beam support



Nov. 29, 1927. 1,650,792 c. HARTER f BRAKE BEAM SUPPORT Filed sept. 23; 1926 2 sheets-sheet l Nov. 29, 1927.

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This invention relates tobrakebeam supportsadapted for use as safety deviceson the trucks of railway cars. Brakeebeams are ordinarily suspended from tlietruck iframe, and the invention herein disclosed is based upon certain features` oiA a safety device adapted toy receiveand holdthe brake-beam in the event ofbreakage allowing' lthebeam to tall from its normal position; f

Prior to this invention,"t uck frames have been equipped with"f auxiliary supporting bars extending belowgthe brakefbeams to serve as supportstherefor in the event of breakage yoi .thel suspension devices which ordinarily support the brake-beams,` and these auxiliary supporting bars have been riveted to the bottom of the spring plank. In some types of car trucks, the bottom of the spring plankis the niost convenient location y,for the auxiliary supporting bars, but in .actual practice it is often necessary to remove these supporting bars to permit removal ot the brakeb'eaiiis. f

Jin object of the present inventionis to produce an auxiliary brake-beam support securely held below a brake-beam to serve yas an eliective safety device inthe event of breakage of the regularsupporting means, and vadapted to be easily displaced to permit removal ot the brake-beam" In the prei'erred form of the invention, the' auxiliary support is pivotally secured to `the truck frame so as to perinitpivotal displacement or said support, andthe attaching means includes adevice tor preventing accidental i displacement. i

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter `more specilically described and illustrated lin the accompanyingdrawings, wherein is shownthe preferred embodiment of the invention. i, However, itis Vto be understood that theinvention comprehends changes,` variations and modicationsf which come4 within the scope of the claims hereunto appendedfv 1 1 j l.

Fig. IVis a topjview, partlyiiil section, showing portions of a car-truck equipped with brake-beam" supports embodying `the features of this invention.` e

` Fig. II is a section taken approximately on theline II-eII inFigL I. j j Fig. III is an enlarged detail viewshow.-

ing a portion of the spring plank and a portion of A' the brake-beam support attached thereto, this view being a section on the line III-III in Fig. IV, with parts broken away vtoshow the abutments which prevent acci- 4 dental displacement of the support.

Fig. IV lis aside elevation oftheA parts shownin Fig. III.

Fig. V is a vertical section on vthe line Fig. VII isa perspective View of the holder.

:tor the brake-beam support. Fig. VII is a detail View showing a portion of the spring plank and a 4member exi tending thererom to receive and hold a portion or the brake-beam support. v

"loillustrate'the invention I have shown some or the f-eleinents' of an ordinary car truck.` The trame of this truck includes-a spring plank 1` Vin the'forin of a channel beam and arch bar side trames 2 at theends or' the spring plank: Journal boxes 3 are secured to theside frames` 2, and the wheels l maybe provided with the usual .journals (not lshown) boxes. Each of the brake-beams shown in Figs. I andy II comprises acompression member,

extending into the journal said members and abrake head 8 aty the ends of said members, each head being equipped with a shoe 9 adapted to engage one ot' the Wheels.

Ia tension member 6, and a strut 7 between l y'Io'f illustrate suitable brake hangers, y

have shown arms l-O extending upwardly from the Vspring plank 1, and suspension links 11y connecting the brake heads 8 to the upper ends of said arms. The brake`beams are thus' suspended inthe `truck a'ndrthey4 can be operated in the usual manner to force the shoes `9 onto the wheels. 'i

Ilie auxiliary supportingdevice comprises a pair of horizontal angle bars 12 extending,

across the bottom oi the spring .plank 1 and projecting from the sidesthereof to liebelow and adjacent tothe lbrake beams. 'Supporting plates 13 are secured to one side of the spring plank as shown in FigsI, II and VII, and each of theseplates has afdownwardly extending portion interlocked with one of theangle bars 12 theV plate being@ recessed Ito receive the horizontal legof the angle bar. Each` plate 13 is thus provided with aportion which? lies below andl contacts with a portion of a bar lto prevent` downward displacement of said bar.. 1

Each bar 12 ispivotallyconnected tothe sprin f lank 1 b means of an attachin deer y ,l spyn Y extensionV 16 and vice including a vertical bearing 14 having flanges 15 riveted to one side of th'e sprinor lank, and a holder A located below sai earing and provided'with a'tubular extension 16 pivotally mounted in said bearing, as shown most clearly in Fig. V. The lower portion 17 of the holder A (Figs. VIV, V andV VI) surrounds and-conforms to the shape of theavllgle bar 12, and itis secured to said bar` through which the bolt A.is inserted before the bar 12 is mounted in said holder. lt will be noted that `the bar 12.1ies directly between the head ofk the bolt and the opening The ynut20 can be adjusted to vary the pressure .of spring 21, and accidental i removal of .'thisxnutis prevented by a cotter pin 23 at the upper end of the bolt.

.Toprevent accidental displacement about the vertical axis of this pivotal mounting,

' the holder A is provided with a straight porting'A bar l2 normally lies below both abutment face 24 (Figs. IILvIV and V) ,which normally engages one sidey of the spring t plank l. 'The spring 21 normally .cooperates with the bolt 19 and holder A to. retain this abutment face in engagement with the-spring plank. However, when it is desired to displace a bar 12 to locate it entirel beyond the vert-ical planes of the brakeeams, said bar is forced downwardly to remove the abutment 24 from the spring plank 4and then moved horizontally about the axis yof the pivotbolt 19.

In the device I have shown, .each supbrake-beams and the pivotal motion will ldisplace the bar from the planesof both The supporting plate 13 does not interfere with this pivotal motionfor the -barf12 can be readily withdrawn from the 'f `recess .in-said* plate.

The bars 12? normally. lie slightly'below `the brake-beams, and said bars are so rsecurely held by the'pivotal moimtings and plates 13-that in the event of breakage causing a .brake-beamte fall onto said bars, the

brakes can be safely applied without releasingf the brake-beam trom the truck.

.I'claimz f Y, 1. A brake-beam support comprising a supporting member adapted to lie below the brake-beam, and attaching means to secure saidmember Vto a car truck, said attaching means including an attaching element adapted to be rigidly securedy to the truck, an attaching element secured to said supportin memberha verticabpivot connecting sai attaching-elements, one of said elements being movable about the axis of said vertical pivot to permit manual displacement of said brake-beam, and attaching lmeans to secure said member to a car truck, said attaching means ,includingan attachin element adapted to be rigidly secured to le truck, an attaching element carried by said supporting member, a vertical pivot uniting said at taching elements, one of said attaching ele mentstbeing movable ,downwardly at the vertical pivot to permit displacement ofsaid supporting member, yand means for preventing accidental displacement of saidY member. v

3. A brake-beam support comprising a supporting member adapted to lie below the brake-beam, and attaching means to secure said member to a lcar truck, said attaching means including interlocking elements permitting displacement of said supportin r member, and a spring cooperating with said interlocking elements to prevent accidental displacement of said supporting member.

4. In a car truck provided with a frame, aV brake-beam y support comprising a bar extending from said frame to lie below the brake-beam, a bearing secured to said frame, a holder located below `said bearing and secured to said bar,sai'd holder havin an extension pivotally mounted in said carin and an abutment cooperating with sai( frame to prevent pivotal displacementy of said bar and holder, and a spring associated with said holder to yieldinglyk retain said abutment, in its operative osition.

5. linV a. car truckprovil ed with a frame including a spring plank, a brake-beam support comprisinga bar extendi across the bottom ot' said spring plank an projecting from the sides thereof to lie below the brakebeams, a supporting A member extending downwardly from one side of said spring plank to lie below and contact with a porsaid bar, and means for preventing acci- 'dental displacement of saidbar..

, 6. In a car truck provided with a frame including a pring plank, a brake-beam support comprising a bar extending across the bottom of said spring plank and' projecting `from Athe sides thereoftolie below the brake beams, a supporting member extending downwardly from one side of said spring plank to lie below and contact with a portion otsaid bar, a bearinglocated at the other side of said spring planlga pivot` device secured to said bar and mounted in said bearing, Vsaid pivot device being provided with an abutment to prevent pivotal displacement ofsaid bar, and a spring associated with said pivot device to yieldingly retain said abutment in its operative position.

7. In a car truck provided with a frame including a spring plank, a brake-beam support comprising a bar extending across the bottom ot said spring plank and projecting from the sides thereof vto lie below the brakebeams, a supporting vmember extending downwardly from one side of Said spring plank to lie below and Contact with a portion oi said bar, a vertical bearing on the other side of said spring plank, a holder located below said bearing andlsecured to said bar, said holder having a tubular extension pivotally mounted in said bearing, said holder also having an abutment cooperating with the spring plank to prevent pivotal motion ot said bar and holder, a pivot bolt passing through said tubular extension and projecting from the upper4 end of said bearing, a nut on said pivot bolt, and a spring arranged between said nut and bearing to yieldingly secure said bar and holder to said bearing, said bar and holder being movable downwardly to remove said abutment from the spring plank.

8. A brake beam support comprising a supporting member adapted to lie below the bralre beam, and attaching means to secure said supporting member to aca-r truck, said attaching means including a vertical pivot permitting pivotal displacement ot' said supporting member, an abutmentto prevent accidental pivotal displacement ot said'supporting member, said supporting member being movable downwardly at the pivot to displace said abutment, and means to prevent accidental downward movement `of said supporting member.

9. In a car truck provided with a trame,

a brake-beam support comprising a bar en# vtending from said frame to lie below the `brake-beam, a bearing secured to said trame,

a holder located below said bearing and secured tosaid bar, said holder having an eX-y 11. Ina car truck provided with a frame,V

a brake-beam support extending from said trame to lie below the brake-beam, a holder secured to said support, and a vertical pivot member securing said holder to said tram-e to permit pivotal displacement of said support and holder, said vertical pivot member being entirely above said support.

12. In a car truck provided with a i'rame including` a spring plank, a brake-beam sup port comprising a bar lextending.; from the spring plank to lie below the brake-beam, a vertical bearing at one side ot said spring plank, ay holder located below said bearing andsecured to said bar, said holder having a tubular extension pivotally mounted in said vertical bearing, said holder also having an abutment to prevent pivotal motion of said bar .and holder, a vertical pivot bolt passing through said tubular extension and projecting trom the upper end of said bearing, a nut on said pivot bolt, and means c`o` operating with said bolt to secure said bar and holder` to said bearing, said bar and soV holderv being movable downwardly to dis,

place said abutment and thereby permit pivotal motion ot' said bar'and holder.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto afiix my signature.

CHARLES Haaren 

